CT 29, pl. 38, BM 080947 (P365969)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080947

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na i3-li2-ma-a-hi a-hi-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}isztaran-szi-it-ma-ar-ma a-hu-ka
4. {d}utu u3 {d}isztaran
5. li-ba-li-t,u2-ka
6. asz-szu s,u2-ha-ri sza ma-ah-ri-ka
7. tup-pa-ka li-li-ka-ma
8. lu-u2 _ga_ lu-u2 _siki hi-a_
9. lu _ku3-babbar_ lu-sze-bi-la-ku
10. u3 asz-szu-um
11. su2-ma-ti
reverse
1. sza bi-su2 ma-ah-ri-ka
2. u3 szu-u2 a-hi-ma
3. ar-hi-isz asz-sza-su2
4. u3 ma-ri-szu pu#-ut,-ra-ma
5. li-ba-ka li-t,i-ib
6. u3 asz-szu-um
7. sza su2-ma-tam
8. ta-asz-pu-ra
9. um-ma at-ta
10. _ku3-babbar_ sza i-na qa-ti
11. i-ba-szu
12. szu-bi-lam
left
1. t,e-ma-am SIG KUR
2. lu-usz-me-ma
3. lu-sze-bi-la-ku

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P365969

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080947
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1085

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.30947 + BM.80947
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1085

References

  • primary: CT 29, 38, BM 080947

    [King1910CT 29] King, Leonard W. 1910. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 29.

  • history: AbB 2, 170

    [Frankena1966AbB2] Frankena, Rintje. 1966. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (LIH Und CT 2 - 33). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 2. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-24 at 07:45:53 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-03-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 29, Pl. 38, BM 080947 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365969.
CT 29, pl. 38, BM 080947 artifact entry (No. P365969). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365969 (Original work published 2007)
CT 29, pl. 38, BM 080947 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365969 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {CT 29, pl. 38, {BM} 080947 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365969},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365969},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 29, Pl. 38, BM 080947 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365969.
CT 29, pl. 38, BM 080947 artifact entry (No. P365969). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365969 (Original work published 2007)
CT 29, pl. 38, BM 080947 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365969 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {CT 29, pl. 38, {BM} 080947 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365969},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365969},
}


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DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P365969
LB  - CDLI:P365969
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 29, pl. 38, BM 080947 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365969
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